Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding

What we do

CSPPS is a global network of civil society actors, experts and academics from the South and the North who work together to support peacebuilding and statebuilding projects in fragile situations.
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Lobby

We strongly push for the respect of peacebuilding values and principles, inclusive processes, and addressing the root causes of conflict and fragility...
Network

We reach out to civil society organisations to expand our network and to ensure our Country Teams remain open, broad and inclusive partnerships.
Amplify

CSPPS activities continue to focus on strengthening the capacity and voice of civil society in situations of fragility and conflict.

20 May 2020

A Polarised Nation during a Global Pandemic: the Libyan Predicament - an interview with Libya’s Member TWM

Zorg Madi, Program Manager at the Tamazight Women’s Movement and CSPPS member in Libya, discusses the role of civil society in the Libyan attempt to...
19 May 2020

A Call to Action from the CSPPS Sierra Leone Country team: Responding to COVID-19 while addressing major issues of fragility

Freetown, Friday 15th May 2020: The Country Team of the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and State-building (CSPPS) and the New Deal for...
18 May 2020

IDPS Joint Statement on Safeguarding Peace during the COVID-19 Pandemic

CSPPS welcomes the joint International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) Statement on Safeguarding Peace during the COVID-19 Pandemic...
12 May 2020

Conflict, Climate Change and COVID-19: The Complexities of Somalia - an interview with Somalia’s CSPPS Member IIDA

For the fourth article in this series, the Secretariat of the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) uncovers part of the...

Progress Made in Fragile Situations towards SDGs

If no actions is taken, more than 80% of the world's poor could be living in fragile contexts by 2030
- OECD 2018
More effective preventive activities can potentially save as much as USD 70 billion per year - UN | World Bank 2018
There are in total 36 fragile of conflict-affected situations globally, and CSPPS works in 19 of them - World Bank 2018
Over 40% of FCAS need 'revolutionary' rates of change in order to reach SDG 16 targets by 2030 - ODI | IRC 2018

We build peace

in 38 countries around the globe

CSPPS is a global network with members from nineteen g7+ countries, eight non-g7+ and eleven Northern partners, who work together on advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16+ in fragile situations.

What we offer

Our Platform offers a range of opportunities to its members. Here are three examples of these.

For more information on what we offer,
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Membership

In addition to peer support, we provide our members with a collective lobbying and advocacy platform.
Partnerships

As a member, you get to work with our donors to gain in-country support.
Expert Groups

You can become part of one of our working groups to gain valuable experience as an expert and help monitor our work.